Agenda, decisions and minutes

At this point in the meeting, Members are asked to declare:

·        any personal interests not included on the Register of Interests

·        any prejudicial interests or

·        any disclosable pecuniary interests

which they may have in respect of business on this agenda.

The Executive Member was asked to declare any personal, prejudicial or disclosable pecuniary interests that he had in the business on the agenda.  None were declared.

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 29 July 2015.

Resolved:  That the minutes of the Decision Session held on 29 July 2015 be signed and approved by the Executive Member as a correct record.

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Filming, Recording or Webcasting Meetings

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The Council’s protocol on Webcasting, Filming & Recording of Meetings ensures that these practices are carried out in a manner both respectful to the conduct of the meeting and all those present.  It can be viewed at: https://www.york.gov.uk/downloads/file/6453/protocol_for_webcasting_filming_and_recording_council_meetingspdf

It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak at the meeting under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.

This report sets out the strategic direction of York Learning and presents a one year service/business plan which it is intended will form part of the governance arrangements for the service. Performance against the action plan will be reported to the Executive Member twice yearly in the form of an update report.

Resolved:  That the York Learning Strategic/Service Plan 2015/16 be approved.

Reason:     To provide a sound governance arrangement for the York Learning Services.

The Executive Member considered a report that set out the strategic direction of York Learning and which presented a one year service/business plan which it was intended would form part of the governance arrangements for the service. 

The Executive Member noted the arrangements that would be in place to monitor performance against the action plan, including the role of the Learning and Culture Policy and Scrutiny Committee in this process. 

Details were given of some of the challenges that the service was facing, as outlined in the annex to the report, including those relating to funding for programmes. 

The Executive Member requested that the service’s self-assessment be made publically available through a decision session in January at which it would be signed off.

Officers were asked about the timescale for preparing the 2016/17 Strategic Plan.  The Executive Member requested that there be opportunities for input at an early stage and that the targets that were included were clearly measurable.  The draft Plan would be brought to the Executive Member for consideration at a meeting in May 2016 and the final plan in August 2016.  

Resolved:  That the York Learning Strategic/Service Plan 2015/16

                   be approved.

Reason:     To provide a sound governance arrangement for the

                   York Learning Services.